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Building a Diverse, Inclusive Future for ACM SIGGRAPH
7 May 2019 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH
Discover the organization’s vision for its Diversity and Inclusion Committee and what you can expect from the SIGGRAPH 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Summit.
People of SIGGRAPH: Taos Whittaker
23 April 2019 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Industry Leaders, Students
Originally published as an ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profile, this Q&A with Taos Whittaker spotlights a young professional who’s been working with the conference since 2015.
Candidate Slate Announcement – 2019 ACM SIGGRAPH Election
2 April 2019 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Industry Leaders
The new bylaw changes, voted in last year by the ACM SIGGRAPH membership, have gone into effect, and the resulting slate proposed by the Nominations Committee reflects those changes. Those new bylaw changes are as follows: All elected positions will be director...
People of SIGGRAPH: Nick England
17 January 2019 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Industry Leaders
This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Nick England has been involved with ACM SIGGRAPH since 1977 and is an expert in graphics and imaging hardware and software. 1. What do you do, and how long have you been doing it? I have been...
My Vision for SIGGRAPH 2019: A Letter from Conference Chair Mikki Rose
13 September 2018 • by Mikki RoseACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques
photo by John Fujii © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH Hello there! My name is Mikki Rose, and I’m your SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Chair. I’m very pleased to share some of the exciting ideas we’re working on for the conference, but before we dive into that, it might help you to know a...
In the Foreground: SIGGRAPH 2017 Posters Graduate Winner
24 July 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Graphics, Research, Students
In partnership with Microsoft, the ACM Student Research Competition — presented annually at the North American SIGGRAPH conference — is a unique forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research before a panel of judges and attendees....
VR Pioneer Carolina Cruz Neira
17 July 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesBusiness, Conferences, Theory, Virtual Reality
Dr. Carolina Cruz Neira will be part of the Generations panel at the SIGGRAPH 2018 Business Symposium, 11-12 August in Vancouver, British Columbia. A virtual reality (VR) pioneer and leading expert in Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) technology, Dr. Cruz...
New Method Enables High Quality Speech Separation
5 July 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
Figure: Courtesy of Authors/Google Video stills: Courtesy of Team Coco/CONAN People have a natural knack for focusing on what a single person is saying, even when there are competing conversations in the background or other distracting sounds. For instance, people can...
Improving the VR Experience with a Blink of an Eye
25 June 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Research, Virtual Reality
In the burgeoning world of virtual reality (VR) technology, it remains a challenge to provide users with a realistic perception of infinite space and natural walking capabilities in the virtual environment. At SIGGRAPH 2018 in Vancouver this summer, a team of computer...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 16 – CG’s Next Generation with Canada’s Natalia Freitas (Part 2)
22 June 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Industry Leaders
In part two of the ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee's (IRC) "next generation" series, Rebecca Ko (founder, Rooftop Animation) sits down with 3D artist and Brazil native Natalia Freitas (independent animator based in Vancouver) to discuss Freitas’s...
Important Election for ACM SIGGRAPH
14 June 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH
This is an important election for the ACM SIGGRAPH membership, as it will contain not only a ballot of candidates for Treasurer and two Director At Large positions, but also a request for approval for major bylaw changes which will change the way leadership is...